Due to the winter weather event, the planned Jan. 8 Epic@UNC downtime was rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 22, from 3 - 4:30 a.m. Epic@UNC will be down for 90 minutes the morning of Jan. 22 while ISD applies an update.

To help provide more coordinated care for our patients (and patients at other hospitals using Epic), the Care Everywhere ID (CEID) now displays on the inpatient Face Sheet. Once the Face Sheet is opened, the CEID is listed under the “Admission” section. If a patient has opted-out of Care Everywhere, a message indicating this will be displayed.

Discover new ways to work with people from diverse backgrounds. Become aware of effective methods of communication which encourage respect and appreciation for our differences. Learn specific skills to deal with hurtful and distasteful comments. All employees across UNC Health Care are welcome.

The Overlook Café will be closed Dec. 7 – 8 to help support the Holiday Celebration that will take place from 1 - 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Cancer Hospital courtyard. We will reopen and return to normal operating hours on Friday, Dec. 9. Thank you for your continued support of our retail venues.

Congratulations to the UNC Pediatric IBD Team, a founding member of ImproveCareNow (ICN), which has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Drucker Prize. ICN is a network of care centers with clinicians, researchers, patients, families and improvers working together to transform the health, care and costs for children and youth with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

On Dec. 19, 2016, ISD will shut down the online SARF found in HEAT. After Dec. 19, all requests for system access will need to be submitted through the Access Request Center (ARC). Since the ARC rollout in February 2016 at UNC Medical Center and the UNC School of Medicine, more than 37,000 access requests and provisions have been made, with most requests being fulfilled in less than one day.

In this e-card, Dr. Roper shares his best wishes with you the holiday season. Thank you for all you do to make UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine special places to work and for the care and service you provide our patients and the citizens of North Carolina.

Effective Monday, Dec. 12, all Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) will see an optional check box in their notes activity for outpatient encounters (including prep for surgery). APPs should use the guidelines of their respective departments as to whether or not it is necessary for the note to be co-signed in outpatient encounters.